Y Winnipeg Unveils Volunteer Cabinet Team for $15M Heart of the City Capital Campaign for Downtown Y
Winnipeg, Manitoba - YWinnipeg is thrilled to announce the Campaign Cabinet Team who will spearhead the $15 Million Heart of the City Capital Campaign in support of the redevelopment of the Downtown YMCA-YWCA.
“The Heart of the City Campaign is crucial for the downtown community and this incredible cabinet team that has offered to support us shows we’re part of something truly special,” said Cordella Friesen, President & CEO of the YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg. “The Downtown Y has been such an important part of this community for 111 years. This campaign represents a new vision that will make us an even stronger part of that community for generations to come.”
Heart of the City Capital Campaign: Cabinet Team
- Kristie Pearson, Co-Chair
- Ace Burpee, Co-Chair
- Mark Chipman
- Ruth Asper
- Gary Doer
- Dr. Joss Reimer
- Polly Craik
- Jo Wright
- Susan Lewis
- Diane Roussin
- Tyler Gompf
- Bob Cunningham
The Heart of the City Capital Campaign represents a $15 Million redevelopment of the Downtown YMCA-YWCA to serve as a true community hub with expanded child care, youth programming, newcomer services and mental health services, as well as the construction of community classrooms, improved accessibility and an indoor splash pad.
“The downtown community needs the Downtown Y and we know this is a project Winnipeggers will want to support,” said Kristie Pearson, who is Co-Chairing the Campaign with longtime friend and fellow Y-enthusiast, Ace Burpee.
“There are so many great things in the works for Downtown Winnipeg and the Y will be at the heart of everything as it always has been,” said Burpee.
Plans for the redevelopment project are currently being finalized, with construction slated to begin in 2025 and an anticipated completion in 2027 depending on how quickly funding is secured from the public and various levels of government.